To strengthen India’s IP ecosystem and foster creativity and innovation, CGPDTM has announced the annual National Intellectual Property (IP) Awards across 13 categories for their outstanding IP creations organized by the IPO. Additionally, three annual WIPO Awards will also be linked to the relevant National IP Awards 2025 categories and conferred jointly.

All applicants can access the application form on the official website and must submit their completed applications to ipaawards.ipo@gov.in by October 2, 2025.

The official brochure can be accessed here for more details.  

The Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (CGPDTM) has issued a public notice inviting comments on the drafting of Trade Marks Guidelines. The Office proposes to improve its practices by drafting guidelines on – formality check; service of evidence filed by the parties; filing of written submissions; filing of user evidence and show cause hearings, filing of supporting documents; renewals, etc. and IP Mediation or TM dispute resolution.

The suggestions can be submitted to the Office of CGPDTM, New Delhi, or emailed to cgoffice.in@gov.in by September 22, 2025.

The notice is available here.

India and the United Kingdom have signed the Intellectual Property Work Plan (2025-2027) to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in IP. The Work Plan builds upon the existing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between DPIIT, Government of India, and UKIPO. Further, the UKIPO and Singapore’s IPOS have signed an agreement on August 6, marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. Both offices will conduct information-sharing, business support initiatives to build an innovative IP ecosystem.

Click here for the MOU with India

Click here for the MOU with Singapore

On August 21, 2025, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill received Presidential assent and becomes law. The Act is designed to curb addiction, financial ruin and social distress caused by predatory gaming platforms and applies to games of chance, games of skill, and those that combine both. It empowers the central regulatory authority, mandates strict penalties for violations, and aims to curb addiction, financial harm, and misuse of gaming platforms.

Click here to read the Act.

The Indian Singers’ and Musicians’ Rights Association (ISAMRA) has facilitated a landmark agreement between India and Nepal to establish cross-border recognition and ensure fair copyright enforcement and royalty distribution for singers and musicians across the two countries. Finalized after discussions at the Asian CMO Forum in Tokyo in attendance of leaders from SCAPR and WIPO, the pact is expected to set a precedent across South Asia. ISAMRA’s Managing Director Sanjay Tandon emphasized the regional importance of the initiative, calling it “a promise of dignity and justice for every artist.”

The link is available here.